Author Archives: Ross
Possibly bad opinion: I think the Topgolf looks sweet from the highway.
NoBro’s affordable housing is affordable for whomst?
From this morning’s GMRVA; Roberto Roldan at Virginia Public Media, which is now the name of our local public media…group? collection of stations? squad?…looks into the affordable housing component of the proposed North of Broad development. Here’s the deal: The developer will build 80 affordable units by 2022 and then “the developer expects to build […]
Now that I’m back from vacation, where will I find two hours to ride my bike every day?
Using a TIF to subsidize affordable housing
From City Observatory: Portland’s tony Pearl District, adjacent to downtown, as blossomed in the past decade, adding more than 7,000 new residential units, plus offices and stores. The city’s policy has plowed tens of millions of dollars in the tax increment from new construction and rising property values into affordable housing in the neighborhood. That […]
From [Dear Disgruntled White Plantation Visitors, Sit Down.](https://afroculinaria.com/2019/08/09/dear-disgruntled-white-plantation-visitors-sit-down/):
The Old South may be your American Downton Abbey but it is our American Horror Story, even under the best circumstances it represents the extraction of labor, talent and life we can never get back. When I do this work, it drains me, but I do it because I want my Ancestors to know not […]
This morning, the @GRTCTransit #1 was running *almost* an entire headway behind, which is functionally equivalent to running just slightly early, which means I ended up riding my bike in the rain to my meeting. Hmph.
Should not and will not
Love this bit from the James River Park System draft Master Plan: The consensus is that the JRPS should not and will not be building additional roads and parking lots to solve the growing access challenges on site, as that necessarily degrades the conservation of the park proper. Download the draft plan here and fill […]
The Legend of Korra has the best fight scenes of anything I’ve ever watched.
Lol at tiny homes being a solution to any real problem other than not enough types of House Hunters shows.
Look at this amazing nature we found less than half a mile from our house?!
My 10yo calls bus bunching “clumping,” and now I will too forever.
Lately, this is what brings me the most joy.
IMHO, the eastbound Convention Center and Arts District Pulse stations are both too far from the 2nd & Broad bus stop.
I don’t understand this cross-promotion
Richmond by bike
Views from my first real ride on the Capital Trail—embarrassing, I know. 15 years ago, I used to ride out to this 7-11 way back before the trail existed. Turns out bike infrastructure is real nice!
Ban cars, Part 3
Via Alon Levy: The upshot is that there are two valid strategies to deal with literally hundreds of millions of first-world citizens who stand to lose income, wealth, or social or cultural status from the green transition. The first is to buy them off, or at least buy off those who can be bought off […]
I was explaining Friday the 13th to my 10-year-old and he was like, “What is the murderer’s name? Like, Jeff or something?” And I laughed, because JEFF? Don’t be ridiculous.
Ban cars, part 2
Self-driving cars, SUVs, and the trolley problem. The Detroit Free Press investigation showed that NHTSA knew four years ago that the proliferation of pickups and SUVs was putting pedestrians at risk thanks to heavier vehicle weights, higher bumpers, and compromised visibility. “Pedestrians are 2-3 times more likely to suffer a fatality when struck by an […]
Ban cars
The ultimate goal of the green movement in general and of public transit activism in particular should be to ban cars, or else get as close as possible to banning them. Modes of transportation that are not cars that provide alternative functionality to cars are almost always a good idea in this scheme.